One of the hardest items to shop for, denim can be a grown woman’s best friend or her nastiest frenemy. As a 5’3″ size 14/16 with soft curves, I provide detailed reviews of denim brands, photograph denim hauls, tips on how to care for denim, and occasionally ask members of the Wardrobe Oxygen Community to share their experiences so you get balanced reviews from a range of ages, body sizes, shapes, and abilities to make you an informed consumer.
In my post about 2023 fashion trends, I explained why skinny jeans lost popularity. However, I do not think you need to start a bonfire in a field and toss into it all your jeggings and Universal Standard Seines. In my Stressing About The Latest Trend Makes You Look Old post from 2024, I talked… Continue Reading How to Style Skinny Jeans in 2025
I see a trend coming… inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s Celine jeans at the Super Bowl, a collection of similarly cut jeans for us grown women (plus, tall, under $100 & more!) Continue Reading Relaxed Flare Jeans for Women Inspired by Kendrick Lamar
I regularly recommend Talbots denim when folks are looking for jeans for midsize, petite, plus size petite, or those of us with soft curves. I recently shared I find Talbots jeans to be one of the best choices for apple shapes. When Talbots reached out inviting me to check out their New Arrivals, I decided… Continue Reading Talbots Denim Haul on a 16 Petite
I don’t love comparing humans to fruit, but I do know certain body shapes have different needs and issues with fit. Here, I discuss apple shapes with slimmer legs and hips and a fuller top half, the best jeans to buy and shopping tips. Continue Reading Best Jeans for Apple Shapes
Tips on how to prevent jeans from wearing out at the thighs and how to patch worn denim. Continue Reading How to Prevent Jeans from Wearing Out in the Inner Thighs: 10 Tips
An updated review of Universal Standard denim featuring latest styles and bestsellers modeled on a 5’3″ size 14 woman in midlife. Plus codes to save 15% and get a free Tee Rex. Continue Reading Universal Standard Denim Review as a 5″3″ Over 40 Woman
The Universal Standard Denim Drive is back where you can get a pair of their cult-favorite jeans for just $25. Plus I offer a discount code for 10% off Universal Standard sitewide! Continue Reading The Universal Standard Denim Drive is Back!
Hello, summer lovers! The warmer season is coming to an end but one of the best things about summer is that you can wear denim dresses even in winter! Denim is a material that is not only suitable for the summer and spring but it can also be used throughout the whole year. It gives… Continue Reading 40+ Denim Dresses for Summer and Every Style and Size
Through March 26, 2023, Universal Standard is dropping prices on their best-selling denim styles. Staple pieces like denim overalls, jackets, and jeans will be heavily discounted, but you can also buy more and save more: Buy 2, save an extra 20% off / Buy 3, save an extra 25% off. While Universal Standard has a… Continue Reading The 7 Best Universal Standard Jeans for Petites